Semi-Auto Press: M&R vs. AWT

Hey guys, I am interested taking the plunge into the world of automation. I am going to be looking for a used press and will be looking for a 25x38 or 30x40. I am hoping to get some feedback on preferences between the M&R's Saturn and AWT's Accuprint. For quality of press and for space reasons. I am leaning towards the Saturn because it seems to have a smaller footprint (would fit better in my shop), but other then that I hoping to get some insight on quality and whatever else. Any thoughts would be so great...

Last edited by FairweatherPress; 02-25-2014 at 12:40 AM.
Reason: Changed the title

I have both companies' 30x40 models and the Saturn is by far the preferred press. The AWT is the only press I ever bought new and it's never worked right since day one. It came to me with stripped threads on the squeegee and flood pressure micrometers, the gear ratio is not enough to hold the carriage up with a full screen, squeegee, floodbar and ink at 30x40. So it slowly coasts down to the press bed if you don't print fast enough. The micro I have has a special battery in it that cost a lot to replace (and I'm not sure they even make anymore) so the press has to be plugged in and on at all times or it drains this special battery rendering the press useless. I could go on and on about the poor design of the AWT micro. The only advantage it has over all my other presses is that the bed can be lowered by a large amount allowing one to print on substrate 2.5" thick.

Hey guys. I just think I may have found a Saturn for a pretty good price. Any suggestions on what questions I might ask as far as what features it has? Are there different versions or models of the saturn that have different features?